Normal: Giving away your money

By:  Diane Benjamin Don’t get excited, Illinois doesn’t have prosecutors – nothing will happen. Email received by FOIA: Obviously this is a gift to every employee, they don’t have to earn the $60.  The employees don’t have contracts requiring the Town to give them Christmas presents. How much did the Town give away? That is […]

Bah humbug – No Bloomington Christmas

By:  Diane Benjamin From last year – 11/24/2014 Council meeting:     From the 12/6/2-14 Council meeting:     This year Christmas didn’t happen at City Hall, at least in public.  There was no tree lighting ceremony.  Maybe the only reason it happened last year was Alderman Stearns insisted, Alderman Schmidt didn’t care to continue […]

What happened to Christmas in Bloomington?

A citizen in Bloomington asked Alderwoman Judy Stearns a question.  Here is her response: Dear Celeste, You asked your Daddy if the City would have a Christmas Tree and he asked me. What a great question, Celeste, and I thank you for asking! You are not the first little girl –or adult—to ask, and I want you […]